Labor
Supreme Court limits employer ability to retaliate in job discrimination cases
January 31, 2011Retaliation against a third-party employee is illegal under federal law, the Supreme Court ruled.
Read moreMassachusetts aims to curb modern-day slavery
January 28, 2011Massachusetts is one of only five states without a law aimed at ending human trafficking, but a bill introduced Jan. 20 into both the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives aims to change that.
Read moreChicago Chamber of Commerce seeks ‘business friendly’ city council
January 28, 2011The Chicago Chamber of Commerce announced it's endorsement of 35 aldermanic candidates Jan. 26.
Read moreFilibuster curbs defeated
January 28, 2011A campaign backed by organized labor, to curb the power of Senate minorities to halt virtually every piece of legislation by filibustering, went down in flames in the tradition-bound chamber on Jan. 27.
Read moreTroops line up in fight to stop GOP attack on government
January 27, 2011Senate Democrats came out swinging Jan. 26 against a GOP budget plan they said risks the loss of 1 million jobs.
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